Basically they’re sticking GenAI as deeply as they can into every recess of the OS, to everybody’s protest, which is actually driving a push for people to move away from Windows, they’re doing the best advertising for Linux we’ve got in ages
Your typical Linux user (the penguin) gets really smug when learning about dumb shit Microsoft is doing with Windows. Because that dumb shit is making plenty Windows users consider ditching Windows for Linux.
One of those things is to force-feed AI into the users. Exemplified by Microsoft seeking to transform Windows into an “agentic OS”. People who don’t know how those systems work don’t want it; and people who do, even less.
It does, but this is a vicious cycle: small market share → devs don’t release Linux versions for their software → the software ecosystem is fragile → users who’d rather use Linux still need to use Windows → small market share. Anything countering any of those “links” weakens the vicious cycle, including Microsoft pissing off some Windows users; that’s why the penguin gets smug.
lavienG@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Could you elaborate?
jherazob@beehaw.org 1 month ago
Basically they’re sticking GenAI as deeply as they can into every recess of the OS, to everybody’s protest, which is actually driving a push for people to move away from Windows, they’re doing the best advertising for Linux we’ve got in ages
lvxferre@mander.xyz 1 month ago
Your typical Linux user (the penguin) gets really smug when learning about dumb shit Microsoft is doing with Windows. Because that dumb shit is making plenty Windows users consider ditching Windows for Linux.
One of those things is to force-feed AI into the users. Exemplified by Microsoft seeking to transform Windows into an “agentic OS”. People who don’t know how those systems work don’t want it; and people who do, even less.
lavienG@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Perhaps Linux needs a more robust software ecosystem? Just a layman here, so please correct me if I’m mistaken.
lvxferre@mander.xyz 1 month ago
It does, but this is a vicious cycle: small market share → devs don’t release Linux versions for their software → the software ecosystem is fragile → users who’d rather use Linux still need to use Windows → small market share. Anything countering any of those “links” weakens the vicious cycle, including Microsoft pissing off some Windows users; that’s why the penguin gets smug.